I really think this posts speaks to me. I got a 22AA and a 23 TS. Individual scores
Bio 22 GC 22 OC 27 QR 18 RC 22 PAT 19
I consider myself very average, intelligence wise. I maintained a 4.0 through college but I did it strategically. I took my hard classes like histology and organic when I had relatively easy classes. In high school I graduated like 60/250 and had an SAT of 1600/ 2400 so nothing special. I see my peers study 1/3 of the time I do and do almost as well. Trust me I’m not a genius. The DAT is overwhelming, I agree. You really have to know what it is you’re good at and what it is you suck at. For me, I was very good at OC from undergrad, parts of bio, and RC. Those are just sections I felt fairly confident on from the get go. However, I had never had a A and P class before. Physiology was a foreign language. I HIGHLY recommend you go through cliffs once. Figure out which chapters you feel overwhelmed by. For me it was plants, taxonomy, and all the anatomy chapters. Once you figure this out your doing well. Study what you DONT KNOW! Go through chads or mikes videos and review chem. Work through the practice problems and go through destroyer. You won’t have but 1 or 2 problems that are really hard like you’ll find in destroyer on the real exam. It is over kill but that’s what you want. You want something to overprepare you because being over prepared is what gets you that good score. For RC it’s up to you. I felt that the exam was easy. I’ve never been very strong at reading a passage and answering a question in a timed setting, hence low SAT score. For me search and destroy was a good method but it really is up to each person. Its not a section you should worry very much about but staying focused is key! When you get to this section treat it like your life depends on it! FOCUS!! For PAT BC is all you need. Just practice and you’ll be fine. Getting a 18+ is really all you need. This section seems to just be a threshold section. By that I mean schools just want to know you don’t suck at it. For QR, well I got screwed, I got and 18 because I lost 5 minutes and had to guess on 4 problems because the lady in the prometric station was talking to her friend instead of checking me back into my test (still salty). That being said I think I could’ve achieved a 20. Math destroyer is really all you need. My QR really wasn’t that bad. A good mix between easy and medium questions. The big key to this test is knowing what you’re good at and studying what you’re bad at. Go through each section and develop a strategy that fits you! A 22 is very achievable. One last tip, Feralis notes, although really good, is wayyy to in depth. Try Alan’s notes. Way shorter and covers the same material but instead of lots of detail it gives you those high yield facts like you’ll actually see on test day. You can get those little facts from destroyer. To summarize what I think is the most efficient method
Bio: cliffs AP bio (read twice) Alan’s notes (read every day for 2-3 weeks) DAT destroyer 2-3 times
GC: chads videos 1-2 times and DAT destroyer 1-2 times
OC: same as GC
PAT: practice 25 minutes daily
RC: as you see fit (never actually studied for it)
QR: just understand math destroyer and BC QR tests
You can do this. The test is all about breadth. Good luck!!
